Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- absurd
- awkward
- cult comedy night
- short film screening
What sets it apart
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The film is explicitly identified as a mockumentary and follows harassment surrounding a film critic through documentary-style presentation.
The central figure is a film critic, making cultural judgment and the media ecosystem around it the focus of the satire.
The harassment plot combines absurd humor with an underlying threat to the critic’s personal security.
The cast includes Gunnar Rehlin, Robert Gustafsson, and Johan Rheborg playing themselves or named public personas within the mock-documentary frame.
Films like Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone, and why
Forgotten Silver
shared mockumentary format, media satire, and escalating comic harassment
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
shared deadpan documentary parody, fabricated public personas, and entertainment-industry satire
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
shared celebrity self-parody, absurd media satire, and awkward documentary-style humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Tomas Alfredson
- Release Date
- 1999-04-01
- Runtime
- 44 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (10)
Cast
- Gunnar Rehlin
- Robert Gustafsson
- Johan Rheborg
- Jonas Inde
- Jan-Olov Andersson
- Suzanne Reuter
- Benny Haag
- Henrik Schyffert
- Andres Lokko
- Martin Luuk
Common questions
- What is Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone about?
- A deadpan Swedish mockumentary turns the harassment of a film critic into a sharp exercise in media satire and comic unease.
- What is Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone.
- Which films are like Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone?
- Films with a similar feel include Forgotten Silver, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
- How long is Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone?
- Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone runs 44 minutes.
